HST… Film Review: The Five-Year Engagement

Lauren: Having the tagline “from the producer of Bridesmaids” splashed all over the TV spots and poster is quite the stamp on a project. Well, maybe not the producer part, but definitely the word Bridesmaids. But don’t let the name-drop fool you; The Five-Year Engagement is quite a different beast from that non-stop laugh fest […]

Review of Damon Albarn’s ‘Dr. Dee’

Damon Albarn is a legend. If you don’t know who he is, then I suggest you take a seat. Albarn was the frontman to the great 90’s band Blur, then went on to be immortalized as 2D in the alternative tour de force known as Gorillaz. When he’s not doing both of those things, he […]

Review of Jack White’s ‘Blunderbuss’

Just over a year ago, The White Stripes informed the world that they were no longer making music together. As sad as it was then, I’ve come to a place of understanding and fulfillment. They didn’t leave us with a bad album (or any bad albums in general), and became one of the most loved […]

Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Remember watching Dawson’s Creek back in the day and thinking, what 16 year old honestly talks like that? Armed with prodigious vocabularies (I am allowed to use the word prodigious as I am 26 and not 16), they philosophized about the metaphysical, the meaning of life, and so forth as casually as if they were […]

Book Review: The Time in Between by María Dueñas

I’ve had my share of rough times while abroad in Spain – tearfully attempting to explain my vivid yellow diarrhea to doctors who openly mocked me after spending a horrific night hallucinating on the toilet; being guilted into eating ham that was sliced off a pig leg in our pantry – a pig leg that […]

TV Without Commercials Review: Game of Thrones 2.3

Tyrion seems to slowly be shifting into the role of the main protagonist as this lengthy story unfolds.

Review of Neon Trees’ ‘Picture Show’

I don’t like backtracking as much as the next reviewer, but in the case of Neon Trees, I kind of have to. I stated in the music section of our Looking Forward To section earlier this month that their music would fill in the electric-alternative hole that The Killers left for us a couple of […]

Review of Death Grips’ ‘The Money Store’

If you are anything like me, you appreciate music that sounds different from what is being played by everyone. This can bring you into some fun and memorable territory, like the alternative trio Battles or the soulful throwback sound of Mayer Hawthorne. But other times, it takes you to a place that almost makes you […]

Film Review: The Cabin in the Woods

Stop! If you have not seen The Cabin in the Woods and you are about to read this review; don’t. Go see the movie, immediately if possible, and come back here so we can go over the film both knowingly aware of the greatness that this film is.

Film Review: The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods has had a while of waiting to get through before finally coming to the big screen. Trust me, I know. As an avid Joss Whedon fan (he co-wrote this one), I have been waiting for what seems like forever. We’re talking The Sandlot’s reading of the world “FOR-EH-VER.” And now, […]